by - March 7, 2017 6:15 pm
In what may turn out to be an historic moment in the 2017 legislative session, the state Senate on Tuesday (Mar. 7) unanimously approved a measure that will move Arkansas…
by - March 7, 2017 5:55 pm
A bill that would move some parole and probation violators into lower-level facilities rather than prison and create mental health crisis stabilization units passed the House of Representatives Tuesday (Mar….
by - March 7, 2017 1:47 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson would like the House Republicans’ proposed Obamacare “repeal and replace” plan to offer more flexibility for states through Medicaid block grants, but the bill does not alter…
by - March 7, 2017 6:39 am
As the deadline to introduce new legislation for the 91st General Assembly closed Monday at 5 p.m., lawmakers filed more than 300 bills on the 57th day of the 2017…
by - March 6, 2017 7:34 pm
The Arkansas Senate on Monday (Mar. 6) overwhelmingly rejected a measure to ban the smoking of medical marijuana, but narrowly adopted a proposal to prevent Arkansas military personnel from registering…
by - March 6, 2017 7:20 pm
The Fort Smith Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) ordinance went into effect in January as required by the federal consent decree, but will likely not reach the enforcement stage until…
by - March 6, 2017 5:07 pm
Members of Arkansas’ Congressional delegation plan to send a letter to newly appointed U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry asking him to reverse the Obama Administration’s participation in the controversial Clean…
by - March 6, 2017 4:44 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has sought waiver amendments from the Trump Administration that would add work requirements to Arkansas Works and lower the maximum income for eligibility to 100% of the…
by - March 5, 2017 5:33 pm
U.S. Rep. French Hill was generally pleased with the tone and subject matter in President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union speech, but the second term Republican Congressman said…
by - March 3, 2017 7:32 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., was peppered with questions ranging from alleged lies told by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to the Trump administration’s immigration policies during the Friday meeting of…
by - March 3, 2017 2:57 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) creates a $301 million annual impact on the Fort Smith region and generates $7.6 million in total state and local taxes with…
by - March 3, 2017 1:35 pm
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, has been selected as a vice chair for one of 12 appropriations subcommittees for the 115th Congress. According to a statement from House Appropriations Committee…
by - March 2, 2017 9:05 pm
A bill was filed Thursday that would allow permitted legislators to carry concealed weapons at state facilities, including the Capitol. House Bill 1864 by Rep. Mickey Gates, R-Hot Springs, amends…
by - March 2, 2017 9:03 pm
A record-setting crowd will greet U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., when he speaks at the Northeast Arkansas Political Animals club meeting Friday in Jonesboro at the Hilton Garden Inn. About…
by - March 2, 2017 6:15 pm
Former State Senator Jon Woods, R-Springdale, has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of money laundering and honest services mail and wire fraud in connection with a kickback…
by - March 2, 2017 4:42 pm
One day after a bruising, rules-bending fight on the House floor, opponents of legislation that would allow Arkansas stores to sell a wider selection of wines are ramping up for…
by - March 2, 2017 3:49 pm
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe (D) on Thursday challenged a group of business leaders from Central and Northwest Arkansas to “accept the responsibility of leadership” if they want to be…
by - March 2, 2017 2:52 pm
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe told a leadership convention at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute on Thursday that he will join a bipartisan panel of former governors next week in speaking…
by - March 2, 2017 2:22 pm
A $28.5 million spike in income tax collections and an anticipated boost in sales tax collections from Amazon and other online retailers eased concerns at the State Capitol after state…
by - March 2, 2017 2:10 pm
A bill that would separate Arkansas’ remembrances of Dr. Martin Luther King and Gen. Robert E. Lee passed the Senate Education Committee Thursday after Gov. Asa Hutchinson testified in favor…
